In a startup world obsessed with speed, South Park Commons is raising $500 million to fund its “anti-accelerator” model. The members-only community lets technologists explore for six months, with no pressure to even start a company.
Mark Zuckerberg told analysts to wait 90 days for details, but revealed a staggering plan to spend up to $135 billion by 2026 on AI infrastructure and “superintelligent” agents. The move doubles Meta’s current capex, betting everything that AI can reinvent its core business and finally make smart gl
A new documentary, “Ghost in the Machine,” premiered at Sundance, directly challenging the narrative around AI superintelligence. It connects the tech’s foundations to eugenics and race science while questioning the logic behind an estimated $1.4 trillion in planned data center spending.
According to Engadget, the Nex Playground is a surprise hit, selling 650,000 units last year. The $249 device revives motion gaming with a simple plug-and-play design, but locks you into an $89 annual subscription for all its games.
We’re drowning in creative possibilities thanks to AI. The new bottleneck isn’t technical skill, but vision and judgment. Here’s why the question “should we?” is about to eclipse “can we?”
A new report reveals how business uncertainty became the defining force of 2025, directly hitting the bottom line. Firms facing high uncertainty were twice as likely to miss targets and are entering 2026 with severely limited growth plans.
In a new interview, author George Saunders digs into the challenges of writing a “climate change novel” and his playful, skeptical take on AI tools for creativity. He argues literature’s real job is to complicate our thinking, not simplify it.
Taika Waititi promises a “fun” and “high stakes” Star Wars movie, aiming to recapture the original trilogy’s spirit. Meanwhile, Chris Pratt reveals he has a “strong vision” for Star-Lord’s future in the MCU, and Martin Scorsese is assembling a star-studded cast for a new horror film.
Researchers are using biology-like methods to understand massive, opaque AI models. Meanwhile, the fringe idea of head transplants is getting a surprising second look from tech longevity seekers.
The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center has deployed a new supercomputer named Barfoot at its Mississippi lab. The HPE Cray EX4000 system boasts 212,000 compute cores and will be used for military research and climate modeling.
